https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Madrid city hall said Wednesday it will deploy drones at two of the largest cemeteries in the Spanish capital on All Saints' Day to ensure virus restrictions are respected. https://www.thelocal.es/20201028/drones-to-enforce-coronavirus-rules-at-madrid-cemeteries-on-all-saints-day Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:55:10 +0100 drones-to-enforce-coronavirus-rules-at-madrid-cemeteries-on-all-saints-day A group of young women in Mallorca complained to police after they were filmed by an unmanned miniature aircraft as they sunbathed naked on a private yacht. https://www.thelocal.es/20170612/peeping-toms-use-drones-to-film-women-sunbathing-naked-on-private-yacht Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:36:32 +0200 peeping-toms-use-drones-to-film-women-sunbathing-naked-on-private-yacht Spain’s interior ministry is considering using unmanned miniature aircraft to patrol weak spots along the border fence at its north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. https://www.thelocal.es/20170224/spain-eyes-drone-patrols-to-control-border-fences Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:40:01 +0100 spain-eyes-drone-patrols-to-control-border-fences The Spanish government has used drones to discover more than 1.69 million homes are not paying sufficient taxes, it has revealed. https://www.thelocal.es/20160726/spain-uses-drones-to-hunt-tax-evaders Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:06:39 +0200 spain-uses-drones-to-hunt-tax-evaders Europe’s biggest palm grove is under threat, but experts are using drone technology to administer vaccines in the hope of saving the Unesco World Heritage Site. https://www.thelocal.es/20160610/spain-uses-drones-to-rid-its-palm-trees-of-pests Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:41:12 +0200 spain-uses-drones-to-rid-its-palm-trees-of-pests A new sport debuted in Spain this weekend: drone racing. https://www.thelocal.es/20160606/first-ever-drone-race-takes-place-in-spain Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:30:15 +0200 first-ever-drone-race-takes-place-in-spain A Spanish man has been arrested at Cologne-Bonn airport after a security alert forced police to evacuate all passengers. https://www.thelocal.es/20160530/confused-spaniard-causes-shut-down-at-cologne-airport Mon, 30 May 2016 16:59:51 +0200 confused-spaniard-causes-shut-down-at-cologne-airport A plane has had a very near miss after being forced to dodge three drones while landing in Bilbao, northern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160524/plane-forced-to-dodge-three-drones-to-land-in-northern-spain Tue, 24 May 2016 12:17:29 +0200 plane-forced-to-dodge-three-drones-to-land-in-northern-spain A special bird patrol is being trained to protect the skies over Spain’s Zarzuela Palace, the official residence of the Royal Family. https://www.thelocal.es/20160408/eagle-patrol-to-battle-drones-over-spain-royal-palace Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:05:48 +0200 eagle-patrol-to-battle-drones-over-spain-royal-palace A pilot scheme in Spanish resorts will see drones used to patrol beaches and alert sunbathers at risk of burning. https://www.thelocal.es/20160401/spanish-beaches-introduce-drones-to-protect-against-sunburn Fri, 01 Apr 2016 02:00:00 +0200 spanish-beaches-introduce-drones-to-protect-against-sunburn An Air France plane came within a few metres of hitting a drone as it was about to land at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, it emerged on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160304/barcelona-paris-plane-has-very-near-miss-with-drone Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:24:20 +0100 barcelona-paris-plane-has-very-near-miss-with-drone A Spanish company is pioneering the "new generaton" of drones with a long-lasting device that can fly for six times longer than those currently on the market. https://www.thelocal.es/20160112/spanish-startup-pioneers-super-long-lasting-drones Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:45:33 +0100 spanish-startup-pioneers-super-long-lasting-drones Conservationists will start using drone technology to track the world's most endangered cat as the species battles to survive in the Andalusian countryside. https://www.thelocal.es/20151229/drones-to-keep-watchful-eye-over-endangered-iberian-lynx-spain Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:15:17 +0100 drones-to-keep-watchful-eye-over-endangered-iberian-lynx-spain The job of sewer workers in Barcelona could be about to become much easier with the aid of a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles tasked with inspecting the city's vast network of underground tunnels. https://www.thelocal.es/20151207/could-drones-soon-replace-workers-in-barcelonas-sewers Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:34:53 +0100 could-drones-soon-replace-workers-in-barcelonas-sewers Spain's highways agency is developing unmanned aircraft that could be ready to patrol traffic from as early as next year. https://www.thelocal.es/20151021/drones-under-development-to-patrol-traffic-at-hotspots-on-spanish-roads Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:33:33 +0200 drones-under-development-to-patrol-traffic-at-hotspots-on-spanish-roads The Ministry of Defence and Galicia’s regional government will fund the €55 million facility - one of the few in Europe dedicated to drone research. https://www.thelocal.es/20151014/nazi-built-airfield-to-become-cutting-edge-drone-research-centre Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:03:34 +0200 nazi-built-airfield-to-become-cutting-edge-drone-research-centre Madrid has decided to shun the latest technology and cancel its order for six drones saying they are "not worth the money". https://www.thelocal.es/20150911/no-drone-area-madrid-cancels-waste-of-money-drone-order Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:37:56 +0200 no-drone-area-madrid-cancels-waste-of-money-drone-order Spain plans to spend €171 million on four unmanned aircraft and the infrastructure to support them in order to boost its military surveillance capability. https://www.thelocal.es/20150806/spanish-military-to-invest-in-megadrones Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:45:06 +0200 spanish-military-to-invest-in-megadrones A pilot scheme in Spanish resorts will see drone lifeguards patrolling beaches and going to the aid of stricken bathers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150717/drone-lifeguards-patrol-spanish-beaches Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:54:02 +0200 drone-lifeguards-patrol-spanish-beaches The privacy of Spain’s royal family is being invaded by unmanned aircraft which are using the cover of darkness to venture into airspace above King Felipe’s residence. https://www.thelocal.es/20150716/night-drone-mystery-at-spains-royal-palace Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:49:20 +0200 night-drone-mystery-at-spains-royal-palace